- Monanthous
- Monanthous \Mo*nan"thous\, a. [Mon- + Gr. 'a`nqos flower.] (Bot.) Having but one flower; one-flowered. --Gray. [1913 Webster]
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Monanthous
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monanthous — [mō nan′thəs] adj. 〚 MON + ANTHOUS〛 Bot. having only one flower, as some plants * * * mo·nan·thous (mə nănʹthəs) adj. Botany Bearing a single flower. * * * … Universalium
monanthous — [mō nan′thəs] adj. [ MON + ANTHOUS] Bot. having only one flower, as some plants … English World dictionary
monanthous — a. single flowered … Dictionary of difficult words
monanthous — … Useful english dictionary
-anthous — a combining form meaning having flowers, of the type or number specified by the initial element, used in the formation of compound words: monanthous. [ < Gk ánth(os) flower + OUS] * * * … Universalium
-anthous — [an′thəs] [< Gr anthos: see ANTHO ] combining form forming adjectives having flowers (of a specified kind or number) [monanthous] … English World dictionary
